ReutersWell, now we know why the Jets added a running back instead of a cornerback, a day after losing cornerback Darrelle Revis for the season.
The Jets plan to get more use out of running back Joe McKnight at the cornerback position.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Ryan said that McKnight will spend more time on defense.
“We’ll do that this week with Joe McKnight,” Ryan said. “He’ll have a role on offense, but we’re also teaching him how to play corner. . . . Not quite a full-time capacity, but he’s going to be over there a ton in the meetings and everything else.”
McKnight played defensive back in high school before becoming a running back at USC, and he has pitched in during practice.
“He’s a guy that we saw on scout team when he was a rookie,” Ryan said. “He has the necessary skills to be able to play corner. He’s got the speed, the size, the athleticism, the ball skills. Everything you look for in a corner. So, I don’t think there’s any reason not to think that Joe McKnight couldn’t be a corner.”
As McKnight slides down the depth chart at running back, it’s not just an opportunity to diversify his portfolio of skills. It could end up being a path toward remaining on the roster.
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Add another ring to the circus.
Why not use Tim Tebow? He’s not doing much these days. Jets should be fine as long as they lay off the hot sauce.
Soft as an RB, his career has been a disappointment
And you bow down to the great BB stealing his idea of using offensive players on Defense. Kiss those rings Rexy!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Bring on the dancing bears…
Tebow has the size and speed to be a good WR or even TE. The Jets are not utilizing his skills properly.
They need to put a gag order on the jets
desperate team
I’m so happy I’m starting Crabtree
“McKnight played defensive back in high school before becoming a running back at USC”
Do these jests coaches really think they can plug any player into any position and succeed? Didn’t the ringmaster learn from the Gholston experiment?
the jets let there players really play different positions first tebow now mcknight this will be intresting to watch or maybe a good laugh
Ask the Patriots what happened last time they put an offensive player in a CB. Actually, ask the Ravens!
Well… it did work in Remember the Titans…
The Tannenbaum/Ryan era is coming to an abrupt end after a really stellar beginning. p18 is correct – almost everything they’ve done this year reeks of desperation. Too bad.
The Jet fan in my says that’s he’s an athlete who played corner in high school. My brain says we’re screwed
The jets are looking solid:
A wildcat QB as punt protector
and a RB as a DB
A metrosexual model as a QB
and a clown as a coach
CIRCUS ACT
Well at least he has the hands to play CB…
Could be a possible windfall if he transitions well! Last I saw RBs pay and importance have been going down… He should look at this as opportunity.
“One of these kids is doin’ the wrong thing….
one of these kids doesn’t belong….”
There’s guys all over who already know how to play corner but they deplete the “ground and pound” for ” spurned and burned”
bambi19td says:
Sep 26, 2012 7:00 PM
Tebow has the size and speed to be a good WR or even TE.
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Uhh, no he doesn’t…
Why did USC choose to convert him to a running back? Probably because he wasn’t a very good corner…
Can anybody say extremely thin roster.
Cromarti = wide receiver
McKnight = corner back
Makes perfect sense……….lol
“almost everything they’ve done this year reeks of desperation. Too bad.”
Actually, they’ve been scrwing the pooch the last few years. Get rid of a 1400 yd back, a good KR (Washington), Smith, and the list goes on. That doesn’t even include the Gholston’s he’s tried to make great.